Lading band anchors



Oct. 29, 1957 0. 1-1. WILLIAMSON 2,

LADING BAND ANCHORS Filed June 10, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -//v v/v T02 (Ines/var H. WILLIAMSON Oct. 29, 1957 c. H. WILLIAMSON.

LADING BAND ANCHORS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 10, 1953 lArIfl/lfl/ United States P 13339 LADING BAND ANCHORS Clarence H. Williamson, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Youngstown Steel Door Company, Cleveland, 01110, a corporation of Ohio Application June 10,1953, Serial No. 360,752

7 Claims. 01. 105-369) This invention relates to lading band anchors and more particularly to such anchors for use with open top freight cars. a

It is an object of this invention to provide lading band anchors for open top cars so designed and constructed as to require a smaller number of anchors than'heretofore necessary. 1 v

A further object is to provide lading band anchors which shall be capable of being positioned at different points along the cars.

A further object is to provide lading strap anchors which shall be engageable with the top .chords of open top cars when the anchors are in operative position so that the stresses imposed upon the anchorswill be transmitted directly to the top chords.

A further object is to provide lading band anchors which shall be mounted for sliding movement along the cars.

A further object is to provide lading band anchors for open top cars which in inoperative position shall be disengaged from and lie inwardly of and beneath the top chords of the cars. X

Other objects of the invention will become clear as the description thereof proceeds.

In the drawings forming part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevation of an. open top car to which lading band anchors embodying the instant invention are applied.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 3 ofanother embodiment of the invention.

Referring first to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, of the drawings the reference numeral designates generally a portion of one of the side walls of an open top car. The side wall 10 comprises a top chord 11 which is in the form of a bulb angle embodying a vertical leg 12 and an outwardly extending horizontal leg 13 from the outer end of which the bulb 14 depends.

. The angle 11 is preferably reinforced by means of a plate member 15 secured to the leg 13 in any desired manner.

The side wall 10 also comprises outer stakes 16 the upper ends of which lie between 12 and the bulb as by means of rivets 17. Metallic sheathing 18 extends between the stakes 16 and is secured to the latter and to the vertical leg 12 by means of the rivets which fasten the stakes to the leg 12. Additionally the metallic sheathing 18 is secured to the stakes 16 as by means of rivets 19. As shown in thedrawings the stakes 16, which are formed of metal, having intermediate channelshaped portions 20 from which flanges 21 and 22"extend in opposite directions. These flanges serve as the attaching flanges for the stakes to the bulb angle and to the the inner vertical leg 14 and which are secured to the leg 12 metallic sheathing which is sandwiched between the upper ends of the stakes and the vertical leg of the bulb angle. It will be understood that the balance of the side wall 24. As appears more clearlyfrom Figs. 2-4, inclusive,

the rods 23 are so disposed that they lie beneath the bulb' angle 11 in outwardly spaced relationship to the metallic sheathing 18. 4

A plurality of anchors 25 are mounted upon .the rods 23 so as to be slidable thereon. One or'more of these anchors may be used between each adjacent pair of stakes as desired. Each anchor comprises a pair of spaced arms 26 and 27. These arms are similar inconstruction and have angularly related portions 28 and 29 and 30 and 31. The portions 28 and 30 of the arms 26 and 27 are bent over at theirouter ends and connected by means of a cross bar 32 so that whenthe anchors are in their operative position the cross bar 32 will lie inwardly of the outer face of the bulb angle 11.

The portions 29 and 31 of the arms 26 'and 27 are connected by means of a cross bar 33. At their innerends the portions 29 and 31 are enlarged so as to constitute eyes 34 and 35 which are larger in diameter than the diameter of the rods 23. I

As shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings the anchors lie beneath the bulb angle 11 which constitutes the top chord of the sidewall of the car and inwardly of the outer face of the stakes 16. No part of the anchors therefore projects outwardly beyond the side wall when the anchors are in inoperative position and suspended from the rods 23. I

In order to fasten retaining or securing bands against the load in the car the required anchors are swungupwardly about the rods so as to position the cross bars 32 above the bulb angle 11 as more. clearly shown. in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. he ends of the lading bands are then wrapped around the cross bars and -se+ cured to the main portion of the bands in a manner which is well known and which is indicated diagrammatically in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. In this secure ment the bands are tensioned and in accordance with applicants invention the stresses which this tensioning imposes upon the anchors 25 are transmitted directly to the bulb angle in such a manner as to relieve the rods-23 of stress. Thisis accomplished by the construction of the anchors whereby contact is obtained between the portions 28 and 30 of the arms 26 and 27 and the outer face of the bulb 14 of the top chord 11; between the por-. tions 29 and 31 of the arms 26 and 27 and the lower edge of the bulb 14; and between the enlargements formed on the portions 29 and 31 and the inner face of the bulb 14. This is more clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings which also show that by reason of the larger diameter of the eyes 34 and 35 than the diameter of the rods 23 sufficient clearance between them is provided so as to relieve the rods of the stress occasioned by the tensioning of the lading bands; v 1

Inasmuch as the anchors 25 are slidably mounted on the rods 23 they may 'be shifted to any position. desired between adjacent stakes so that they will be available for securing lading bands across the car and lading wherever desired. This will avoid theburning or punching of Patented Oct. 29, 1957 holes in the side walls of the cars because anchors may not be located properly to receive lading bands.

It is apparent that other forms of rods may be used if desired in place of the roundrods' and that rods may be securedinother ways than by welding to the side walls. p

It is also apparent that the invention is not limited to the particular top chord illustrated in Figs. 1-4, inclusive, of the drawings. The anchors are adaptable to any top 'chord construction which may be utilized in the construction of open top cars. As an example, the top chord illustrated inFig. Set the drawings may be utilized and the anchors modified in order to adapt them to such a top chord. This top chord embodies a bulb angle 11 and an angle reinforcing member 36. The latter is disposed with one leg 37 lying upon and secured to the horizontal leg 13 of the bulb angle 11 and the other leg 38 hearing against and secured to the outer face of the bulb 14. The

leg 38as shown in Fig. extends downwardly below the bulb 14.

{Slightly modified anchors 39 are used with the top chord having the construction described above. These anchors are generally similar in construction to the anchors differing therefrom essentially only in the fact 4 that the eyes of the anchors have direct engagement with the inner face of the leg 38 when the anchors are in operative position. In addition to this engagement the anchors 39 also engage the lower edge of the leg 38 and the outer face of this leg when they are in operative position. This is similar to the engagement between the anchors 25 and the bulb of the top chord of the first embodimentof the invention. Moreover, in the considered embodiment of the invention the engagement between the, anchors and the top chord is obtained without stressing the rods on'which the anchors are mounted in the same manner that this feature is obtained in the first described embodiment of the invention.

It will be apparent that numerous changes and modifications in the details of the invention will be clear to those skilled in the art. It is intended, therefore, that all such modifications and changes b'e comprehended within this invention which is to be limited only by the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim: 7

1. In an open top freight car having a side wall embodying a top chord having a depending flange and outside stakes and metallic sheathing secured to said top chord, a rod extending between and secured to said stakes beneath said top chord and outwardly of said sheathing, and lading band anchors slidably and swingably mounted on said rod, said anchors having angularly related portions, one of said portions lying on the outside of said flange and the other of said portions extending across the edge of said flange and lying on the opposite side thereof when said anchors are in operative position, said other portion of said anchors havin g eyes larger than said rod slidably and swingably mounting said anchors on said rod, said one portion of said anchors engaging the outside of said flange and said other portion of said anchors engaging said lower edge and said opposite side of said flange when said anchors are in operative position.

2. In an open top freight car having a side wall embodying a top chord and metallic sheathing secured to said top chord, a longitudinally extending rod secured to said side wall beneath said top chord and outwardly "of said sheathing; and lading band anchors slidably and swingably'mounted on said rod, said anchors having angularly related portions, said portions engaging said top chord in planes at right angles to each other when said anchors are in operative position.

3. In an open top freight car having a side wall embodying a top chord and metallic sheathing secured to said top chord, a longitudinally extending rod secured to said side wall beneath said top chord and outwardly of said sheathing; and lading band anchors slidably and swingably mounted on said rod, said top chord having outer depending flange, said anchors having portions engaging the lower edge of said flange and other portions engaging the outer face of said flange when said anchors are in operative position.

4. In an open top freight car having a side wall eni- 5. In an -open top freight car having a side wall em-- bodying a topchord and metallic sheathing secured to said top chord, a longitudinally extendingrod secured to said ;side wall beneath said top chord and outwardly of said sheathing; and lading band 'anchors'slidably and swingably mounted on said rod, said top chord having outer depending flange, said anchors having portions engaging thelower edge of said flange and other portions engaging the, outer face of said flane when said anchors are in operative position, said former portions of said anchors being formed with eyes slidably and swingably engaging said rod and beingengageable with the inner face of said flange w'he'n'said anchors are in operative position, said eyes being larger than said rod, said engagement ofsaid anchors with said flange relieving said bar ofst'ress in said position of said anchors.

6. In a railway. freight car a stress carrying member having a vertically disposed flange, lading band anchors, means swingablymounting said anchors upon said car adjacent to said flange, said anchors having a portion lying. on'one side'of said flange, a portion extending across the lower edge of said flange and a portion lying on the opposite side of said flange'when said anchors are in operative position, said'first and last mentioned portions being substantially vertical and engaging said sides of said flange and said second-mentioned lportionengaging said edge of said flange insaid operative position of said anchors. 1

7. In a railway freight car a stress carrying member having a flange, lading band anchors, means embodying eyes on said anchors, and a rod secured to said car and extending through said eyes for swingably mounting said anchors adjacent to said flange, said eyes being larger than said rod, said anchors having aportion lying on one side of said flange and a portion extending across the edge of said flange and lying on the opposite side thereof when said anchors are in operative position, said latter portion of said anchors including said eye, said latter portion of said anchors engaging said edge and said opposite side of said flange in said position of said anchors.

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